Iiviproveivient in cotton-bale ties



G. BRQDlE.

`Improvement vin Cotton-.Bale Ties.

10,129,925, Patentedlulyaonaiz.

TINTE l y and which is not only a subject of much an- STATESGEORGEBRODIE, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.

Specification forming part of Ietters Patent No. 129,925, dated July 30,18'72;- antedated July 26, 1872.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE BRonIE, ofV i the county of J eerson andState of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCotton-BaleTies, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing 'and to theletters of 4reference marked thereon, making part lof this specication,in which- Figure 1 is a topplan view. Fig. 2 is a ver.

by reissue No. 3,405 granted tome April 27,

1869, and which was a reissue of my originalA patent No. 23,291, datedMarch 22, 1859.

The device referred to forms the distinctive subject-matter of the firstclaim of said reissue, and is distinctly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 i of itsaccompanying drawing.

The difficulty with the bale-tie fastening referred to, and to remedywhich is the object 'of my present invention, is, that the pins whichform the bearings for the headsof the oblate hooks formed on the ends ofthe band or hoop are independent or detachable, and consequently, beforethe fastening is effected they are always liable to drop out of thehook;

noyance, but not unfrequently the pins are lost, which rendersitimpossible to secure the band in the manner stated.

In my present improvement this objection is entirely remedied, and themeans by which the same is effected constitu-te the very essence of myinvention. y Instead of forming the bearing-pins for the l oblate hoolrindependent or detachable, I construct them with the tie-plate orbuckle, and semi-cylindrical in form,n so` that they are a permanentcomponent part of the same. The bars in my present tie, whichy are theequivalents of the detachable pins of the reissue, are so arrangedthatthey are notin the same plane with the end bars of the tie, but bear theexact relative position to the end bars that the detachable pins of thetie embraced in the first claim of my reissue do when the fastening iseffected as therein embraced and covered.

The construction and operation of my induced in effecting a fasteningandtwo end openings or slots, a a, one of which is between each pair ofbars B C, and through which openings the ends of the bands are passedafter they have been looped around the bars O O. D is the ordinarymetallic hoop or band, secured around the bars G O, its ends being partunder said bars and over the bars B B,

as shown in Fig. 2, the security of the fastening being attained by theaction of the expansive force of the bale.

The value of the tie constructed on this principle is its immensestrength. After thor ough tests, practical experience has demonstratedthe fact that with the same weight of metal it will withstand morepressure than any other form of tie now in use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

As a new article of manufacture, the buckle or tie A, provided with acenter opening, A', transverse slots a a near its ends andsemicylindrical bars B B and O C on its upper and lowerfaces, allconstructed and relatively arranged for operation in the mannerspecified, in connection with the band or hoop ends D, attached andsecured as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BRODIE.

' Witnesses: v

THOMAS B. MENNsBURY, WM. LINKER.

